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1883 The Three Strangers, Longman's Magazine Volume ILondon: 1883The first edition of this short story from Thomas Hardy. Present here in the scarce first volume of 'Longman's Magazine', where the story was first published in March of 1883.
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1894 Life's Little IroniesLondon: 1894A lovely copy of this amusing collection of short stories and humorous character sketches from Victorian era novelist Thomas Hardy.
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1936 The Arabian Nights EntertainmentsLondon: 1936A particularly lovely later impression of Andrew Lang's edition of the 'Arabian Nights', beautifully illustrated throughout by H. J. Ford.
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1927 The Arabian Nights EntertainmentsLondon: 1927A new impression of Andrew Lang's edition of the 'Arabian Nights', beautifully illustrated throughout, in the publisher's original binding.
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1928 The Short Stories of Thomas HardyLondon: 1928The first edition, second impression of the collected short stories of noted English novelist Thomas Hardy, published posthumously.
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1899 The Strand Magazine Vol. XVIIILondon: 1899The first edition of the eighteenth volume of the popular 'Strand Magazine,' edited by George Newnes.
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1899 The Exploits of Brigadier GerardLondon: 1899An early edition of this collection of stories about the Brigadier Gerard, originally published in 'The Strand Magazine'. By Arthur Conan Doyle.
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1888 Wessex Tales Strange, Lively, and CommonplaceNew York: 1888The very scarce first U.S. edition of this Wessex-based short story collection by Thomas Hardy, illustrated with a portrait frontispiece.
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1936 The Paradoxes of Mr. PondLondon: 1936The first edition of G. K. Chesterton's final collection of detective short stories, all featuring his odd character Mr. Pond.
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1921 Monday or TuesdayLondon: 1921A wonderful copy of Virginia Woolf's breakout story collection 'Monday or Tuesday'. Being one of a small 1,000 copy print run.
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1903 The Return of Sherlock HolmesLonodn: 1903-04All of the stories from Arthur Conan Doyle's 'The Return of Sherlock Holmes'. These installments have been taken from the Strand Magazine and bound together.
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1825 The Miscellaneous Writings John Evelyn William Upcott Very ScarceLondon: 1825A very scarce work compiling the miscellaneous writings of John Evelyn, with additional material by William Upcott. The volume is illustrated with four plates.
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1902 Uncle Bernac A Memory of the Empire by Arthur Conan Doyle AdvertisementsLondon: 1902A short novel by Arthur Conan Doyle, with numerous advertisements to front and rear.